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“Let's be honest, it is not like Spurs went there and ripped Man City apart!” he told Sky Sports.

“They could play 75 per cent as good as they did on Saturday and still win the league comfortably!

“It was an absolute battering! And all City will be taking away from that is: there is nothing wrong with us.

“If I were Tottenham, they just got over the line against Villa and let's be honest, they got rinsed on Saturday. And if that had ended up six or seven, Tottenham would not have complained, they could not have moaned.

“City do not have to tweak anything if they carry on playing like that. You cannot see anybody beating them.”

Merson also cited Kevin de Bruyne’s consistent return to the side as a huge bonus for City, who managed to win last year’s league without the Belgian’s services for most of the season.

“Last season, Kevin De Bruyne did not play a lot and they still won the league and now you are talking about a player who would walk into every other team in the league, if not the world,” he added after De Bruyne set up both goals against Spurs.

“There is nothing wrong with City, they played very, very well. And if they keep on playing like that, teams will not be able to live with them.